{"product_id":"chronicles-of-my-life-an-american-in-the-heart-of-japan-paperback","title":"Chronicles of My Life: An American in the Heart of Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Keene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAkira Yamaguchi\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I sometimes think that if, as the result of an accident, I were to lose my knowledge of Japanese, there would not be much left for me. Japanese, which at first had no connection with my ancestors, my literary tastes, or my awareness of myself as a person, has become the central element of my life.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this eloquent and wholly absorbing memoir, the renowned scholar Donald Keene shares more than half a century of his extraordinary adventures as a student of Japan. Keene begins with an account of his bittersweet childhood in New York; then he describes his initial encounters with Asia and Europe and the way in which World War II complicated that experience. He captures the sights, scents, and sounds of Japan as they first enveloped him, and talks of the unique travels and well-known intellectuals who later shaped the contours of his academic career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeene traces the movement of his passions with delicacy and subtlety, deftly weaving his love for Japan into a larger narrative about identity and home and the circumstances that led a Westerner to find solace in a country on the opposite side of the world. \u003ci\u003eChronicles of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a fascinating tale of two cultures colliding, but also a thrilling account of the emotions and experiences that connect us all, regardless of our individual origins.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Keene is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. He is the author of more than thirty books, including \u003ci\u003eFrog in the Well: Portraits of Japan by Watanabe Kazan, 1793-1841\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEmperor of Japan: Meiji and His World\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eYoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion: The Creation of the Soul of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e; as well as the definitive multivolume history of Japanese literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754061300000,"sku":"9780231144414","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a3fcdddada14d2cd8a5dc106db5e9e47.webp?v=1780032577","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chronicles-of-my-life-an-american-in-the-heart-of-japan-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}